ハイソックス

Japanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Analyzed as wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from high +‎ socks,[1] as a borrowing from the English phrase high socks,[2] or as an abbreviation of English knee-high socks.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ハイソックス [hàí sóꜜkkùsù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠i so̞k̚kɯ̟̊sɨ]

Noun

ハイソックス • (hai sokkusu) 

  1. knee socks, knee highs (a sock that reaches almost up to the knee)
    Synonyms: ニーソックス (nī sokkusu), ニーハイソックス (nī hai sokkusu)

Usage notes

There is some overlap in meaning between the terms ハイソックス (hai sokkusu) and ニーソックス (nī sokkusu). Generally speaking, the difference is that ハイソックス are often not as long as ニーソックス.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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